‘For the Good of the Game’

Aug 11, 2014 Sports

By Rawle Welch
It has been over 24 hours since the FIFA/CONCACAF mandated Extra Ordinary Congress of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has been aborted despite the threat by the two governing bodies about possible sanctions if the local landscape is not normalised.
Well, all those who are connected with the game whether as a stakeholder, lover or just a sport loving Guyanese must be extremely disappointed with the outcome and the possible consequences our footballers could face due to the actions of our administrators.
Irrespective of who is to blame for this ongoing ugliness, the fact that our footballers have once again been placed at the altar of sacrifice for the personal ambitions of some should not come as a surprise to anyone?
The administration of Guyana’s football has once again failed to demonstrate common sense and that is why promoters and organisers of the game will remain lamenting about the lack of support by the corporate community.
A sport which has so much to offer our youths, especially those from the depressed communities, continues to be mistreated by many whose only apparent aim is for personal enrichment, a feature that typified previous administrations.
Guyana’s football received a much needed release from the iron grip that literally choked the life out of its development for over two decades and even the most uninformed Guyanese without any prior knowledge of what transpired in the past if given a factual account would have to agree that the opposing factions have remained in campaign mode since the Electoral Congress that was held at the Pegasus last year ended with incumbent President Christopher Matthias being declared the new Boss for Guyana’s football.
How could you explain the numerous negative letters in the Press and the failed attempts to bring a vote of no-confidence against the President without proper foundation and the constant desire to see the administration fail?
Is it that they feel that they are the only ones qualified to run Guyana’s football or is there something more sinister about their unremitting challenge to get back into office?
If one is to check the performance of those vying to return to the helm of Guyana’s football they will see that almost all of them have failed in the areas of accountability and transparency after governing over multi-million of dollars, the largesse of FIFA/CONCACAF and the exploits and energies of our footballers.
Every official that holds office in any sphere of endeavour should be open to scrutiny and be held accountable for the governance of his or her area of responsibility, so this missive is in no way meant to give a pass or turn a blind eye to bad governance it merely seeks to expose the problem (s) facing the current football administration and at the same time show cause why those that enjoyed the luxury of being in office in the past should not be presented with another opportunity to return.
How could any right thinking set of stakeholders even contemplate bringing them back to office?
They have never explained how the coffers of local football were left entirely deplete of funds, a situation that has evidently hindered the game’s further development and then now invoke the nerve to ask stakeholders for another chance.
It just shows their impudence and contempt for as they like to say ‘for the good of the game’.

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